nivek: Poems

10w Strangers entwined

nivek Aug 2023

10w Strangers entwined

obscure affiliations entwined
sedately round a Star
we sing together.

10 w stripping away conventionalities

nivek Feb 2016

10 w stripping away conventionalities

with no-one around to nag at you
you slowly strip

10w Stuck in the middle with you

nivek Feb 2016

10w Stuck in the middle with you

Creatures of habit
habitual creatures
no way out my dear.

10w Suffused with Beauty

nivek Aug 2023

10w Suffused with Beauty

the sky is a living being
its spirit the Almighty

10w Summer in the Fields

nivek Aug 2023

10w Summer in the Fields

a look to skies
muscle and bone
a weary mind

10w Summer In The Northern Isles

nivek Sep 2023

10w Summer In The Northern Isles

Hot Diggity Dog!
Summer is full of sunshine!
At Last!!!

10w Summer is a lover

nivek May 2017

10w Summer is a lover

Summer is a lover
who claims
all hearts and souls.

10w Summers End.

nivek Sep 2023

10w Summers End.

Seeds to winds
Summers end.

Autumn calls;
songs to sing.

10w Summers Lovers.

nivek Apr 2022

10w Summers Lovers.

Light bounce.
lazar blue.
rippling sparks.
shining green.
Summers lovers.

10w Summertime

nivek Jun 6

10w Summertime

White skin shorn
naked calves

Sun caressed
freed bare feet.

10w Summing up the 21st century (so far)

nivek Mar 2016

10w Summing up the 21st century (so far)

coming up with a password
to enter your own castle

10w Summing Up The Universe

nivek Aug 2023

10w Summing Up The Universe

you could get lost out there
and never come back

10w Sun

nivek Oct 2016

10w Sun

the effects of the Sun
affects life
can bring death

10w Sunglass Eyes In A Different World

nivek Aug 2023

10w Sunglass Eyes In A Different World

I swear we passed by each other
with blind eyes

10w Surrender

nivek Sep 2016

10w Surrender

Victory in defeat
way beyond imagination
love claims your all.

10w Sweet Tooth

nivek Jan 2021

10w Sweet Tooth

Honey traps turn out to be visceral wake up calls...

10w Switching on the lights

nivek Aug 2023

10w Switching on the lights

what makes poets sing?
what from darkness bring?
to light?

10w taboo

nivek Jun 2017

10w taboo

no subject taboo
oh how much freedom
a poet wields!

10w Taken out of yourself

nivek Aug 2023

10w Taken out of yourself

Buttercups and Daisies for me
'do it splendidly every time'

10w Taking off the Sunglasses

nivek Jun 2017

10w Taking off the Sunglasses

How small you are!
How short lived!
How easily blinded!

10w Tax Return.

nivek Dec 2018

10w Tax Return.

Fingers pulling triggers-
flying lead.

Counting the dead-
buried love.

10w Tee Shirt Lovers

nivek Sep 2023

10w Tee Shirt Lovers

'found help when least expected'
on the road to Marrakesh.

never been to Marrakesh

10w Tee Shirt Propaganda

nivek Sep 2023

10w Tee Shirt Propaganda

'things are better than they seem'
so go for it

10w Tee Shirt Wars

nivek Sep 2023

10w Tee Shirt Wars

'Some', its said, 'have entertained Angels unawares'
makes you wonder

10w ten words

nivek Jul 2023

10w ten words

scaled back
whittled wood
wrung out
squeezed betwixt
a heartbeat

10w Ten Words Long

nivek Aug 2023

10w Ten Words Long

permanent regurgitation
constant puking
a word stream
ten words long

10w The Act Of Being Born

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Act Of Being Born

bloodied yet undaunted
scared witless yet continued
to breathe air

10w the aftermath of rain

nivek May 2017

10w the aftermath of rain

wellies and mud
puddle splash!!!

never did quite grow up!

10w the anchorite

nivek Jan 2020

10w the anchorite

the anchorite is walled up
with a small viewing window

10w The artform of nothing

nivek Jun 2024

10w The artform of nothing

saying less to say so much more
is an art

10w The Art Of Living Free

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Art Of Living Free

poet give away all your words
keep nothing for yourself

10w The Big Apple Tower

nivek Jan 2021

10w The Big Apple Tower

everyone knows one rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel

10w The Big Shift

nivek Sep 2023

10w The Big Shift

shifting continents
shifting loyalties
shifting emotions
shifting understanding
shifting education

10w the blame game

nivek Nov 2017

10w the blame game

the blame game
when you stop playing it

expect exile.

10w The Book Cover Reader

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Book Cover Reader

jumping into others skin like quickly putting on a uniform

10w The Business Of Solitude

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Business Of Solitude

Being on ones own
brings about such mystery
hardly containable

10w The Butterflies Song

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Butterflies Song

'Butterflies song' is seemingly silent
but you would be mistaken

10w The Choosing

nivek May 2016

10w The Choosing

to be an anonymous poet
lying in an unmarked grave

not everyone's life choices.. but hey! I could not be anything else

10w The Coming Together

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Coming Together

sailing the plane of freedom
a mind, body and soul

10w The Creators Love

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Creators Love

subjected within creation
becoming one

the creators mark
creators love

10w The Daystar

nivek Jul 2023

10w The Daystar

That daystar etches skin
tattoos black ink,
her lovers name.

10w the dead speak of life

nivek Oct 2020

10w the dead speak of life

a dead person tells the truth of having once lived

10w The Defeat Of Cruelty

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Defeat Of Cruelty

the universal mind
coded empathy

rings out her tune
everywhere

10w the difference a word makes

nivek Feb 2024

10w the difference a word makes

the spoken word
now released
travels the Universe
-forever lived

10w The End Is Nigh

nivek Aug 2023

10w The End Is Nigh

its all a love hate affair
and affairs never last

10w the end of all matters

nivek Feb 2024

10w the end of all matters

one day enjoying lively conversation
the next
dead mutual silence

10w The Falling Walls Of Excuses

nivek Feb 2016

10w The Falling Walls Of Excuses

He sends doves of peace
and all my barriers disappear.

10w The Fantasy of Tomorrow.

nivek Jul 2020

10w The Fantasy of Tomorrow.

glimpses of tomorrow
come to inject
todays truth with junk

10w The Freedom Of Flowers

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Freedom Of Flowers

look up from your ruminations
see freedom beckoning to you

10w The Game Of Life

nivek Aug 2023

10w The Game Of Life

keep 'em guessing son
don't give away a winning hand